me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwardsIránsustantivo masculino Iran
irIverbo intransitivo1(dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go2(acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3(conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4(abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5(guardarse habitualmente)va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6(mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7(tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8(desenvolverse)¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9(funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10(sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11(combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12(vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14(apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15(ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16(ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17(ir + por)ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar)ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado)voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18(ir+para)(tener casi, estar cercano a)va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a)iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
IIverbo auxiliar1(ir + gerundio)va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2(ir + pp)ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3(ir a + infinitivo)iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
'Irán' also found in these entries:
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